Welcome to The Closing Bell from our partners at Insider Louisville. This is your last stop for biz scoops and big news before the weekend — a roundup of stories that can’t wait till Monday.

Tracy Beale’s Tab’s View shuts abruptly after a three-month run

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Online lifestyle website Tab’s View has closed, after reportedly struggling to garner enough advertising revenue to keep up with staffing and marketing costs. The site was founded by Tracy Beale (formerly Blue) after she abruptly was let go from The Voice-Tribune, which is owned by her ex-husband, Jonathan Blue.

“Team Tab” included seven staffers, including Beale, editor in chief Cameron Aubernon and two assistant editors. Most content was developed by freelance writers. Here’s the email that went out to those freelancers on Dec. 1.

Hello All,Please be advised that Tab’s View will no longer be in operations. We appreciate your contributions and enjoyed working with each of you.Please do not submit any more content to the backend, as we will be shutting it down immediately.All payments will be issued within the next 10 days, including any work that has been submitted and not yet published.Best of luck in the future,Team Tab

The site operated out of a small but well-appointed office on Mary Street in Germantown. IL interviewed Beale there in August in advance of the site introduction. Beale said then that she wanted to “produce powerful, positive stories about life from different perspectives — what she calls ‘optimistic content.’” (READ MORE ON IL)

Kentucky Kingdom will add rides and updates this year

Proving if you build it, they will ride it, Kentucky Kingdom plans to add several new rides and update existing rides and infrastructures before it opens in 2017. One such new ride is appropriately called Eye of the Storm and takes passengers around and around a seven-story loop in various rotations, inversions and directions. Yikes!

Eye of the Storm will become one of more than 80 options for thrill seekers at the theme park, which is owned and operated by Louisville businessman Ed Hart. Another major change will be an update to Thunder Run, the classic wooden coaster that has gotten a little bumpy and whiplash-y over the years. Park officials plan to install a new train and modify the track a bit.

“This new train replaces the original Thunder Run train first put into service in 1990,” said Bill Hargrave, Kentucky Kingdom’s vice president of construction, in a press release. “With its advanced technology, the new train, together with the track improvements, will give coaster enthusiasts a smoother and faster ride.”

Less than a month after becoming its own company, Yum China Holdings is in talks to buy a Chinese delivery company.

Reuters reported that Yum China was in talks to buy the food delivery services business Daojia for up to $200 million. The company hopes to compete with other restaurants as food delivery in China has grown in popularity.

A potential deal is still in the early stages, Reuters reported.

The possible acquisition, and aligning itself with the online payment services provider, Ant Financial Services Group, are part of Yum China Holdings plan to improve its sales in China and operate more than 20,000 stores in the populous country. (READ MORE ON IL)

LouVino opening first out-of-state location

Wine and Southern small plates restaurant LouVino has expanded into Indiana.

Owners Chad and Lauren Coulter will open the doors on their new location at 8626 E. 116th St. in Fishers, Ind., on Dec. 13. The space will seat 120 inside and 30 on a patio.

The restaurant will serve dinner from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesdaythrough Thursday, and 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday. In January, LouVino will expand its hours to include weekday lunch and weekend brunch. (READ MORE ON IL)

Alagia most recently served as chief executive of Bittners and last year, she received her Realtors license.

“When Claire came to us a year ago with an interest in real estate, she was already famous for her leadership locally, her business acumen and her ability to lead a thriving business,” Brad DeVries, regional president and CEO for HomeServices of America, said in a news release. “Claire knows what it is like to work in the highly emotional and highly personal field of homeownership, and she knows everyone in town, which is paramount in this business. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to lead this company into the future.” (READ MORE ON IL)

One of the first requirements eliminated regulated the height restrictions for plastic pipe plumbing systems on buildings, which developers have called onerous, according to a news release.

“The cast iron pipe regulation has hindered development in the commonwealth for decades,” Brian Evans, associate of development and construction of Cityscape Residential, said in a news release. “It has added thousands, and even millions, of unnecessary dollars to construction projects while providing no appreciable benefit to the owner, tenants, or the general public.” (READ MORE ON IL)

Louisville-made Escape, Super Duty boost Ford sales

Strong demand for the Louisville-made Ford Escape and Super Duty helped lift Ford Motor Co.’s November sales. Ford said Thursday that it sold 197,574 vehicles last month, up 5.2 percent compared to a year earlier.

“Strong retail sales increases for both F-150 and our all-new Super Duty pickups drove F-Series above the 70,000 vehicle mark — a November threshold we have not seen in 15 years,” Mark LaNeve, vice president, U.S. marketing, sales and service, said in a press release.

Paste Magazine recently listed the 50 coolest co-working spaces in the United States and Louisville’s The Park made the cut. The magazine called it “one of the most exclusive on the list.” You must go through an application process after you’ve toured the facility.

The Park offers all kinds of workspaces from couches to booths to conference rooms to a patio with a firepit. There are huge windows and a green wall and a lot of natural light.

Access Ventures opened the facility in Shelby Park in 2014. Part-time membership is $60 a month and includes business mailing address, a personal locker, free coffee, snacks and a key card but doesn’t include meeting room access. If you want access to the meeting rooms the fee goes up to $100 a month. You can also purchase a day pass for $25. —Melissa Chipman

Wicked Sheets introduces a baby line

Louisville’s Wicked Sheets, fronted by entrepreneur CEO Alli Truttmann, has introduced a line of baby linens. Wicked Sheets uses innovative moisture-wicking and cooling components that the company hopes may appeal to parents worried about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Truttmann said in a news release, “SIDS continues to be a growing concern for parents and most of the research suggests that keeping your child’s bed cool and breathable may be a key factor in preventing these types of incidents.” (READ MORE ON IL)

The Beaded Treasures Project gains a showroom

The Beaded Treasures Project helps refugee women become entrepreneurs through microcredit, instructional opportunities and other resources. Members meet on a regular basis for instruction and fellowship. The women produce and sell handmade jewelry and accessories and now they will have a showroom at 659 S 8th Street.

Surekha Kulkarni, a social entrepreneur and a jewelry designer, is the program director and founder. She uses her profits to support the program. The members are from all over the world, from Congo to Nepal to Iraq, she says.

The showroom is in a small building owned by Kulkarni’s husband, Suhas Kulkarni, who is an entrepreneur and the founder of Louisville Metro’s Office of Globalization. He retired last year, but continues to work with refugees through programs like RISE (Refugees and Immigrants Succeeding in Entrepreneurship).

The grand opening is Dec. 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Shoppers can find unique and beautiful Christmas presents and help support the refugee community in Louisville. —Melissa Chipman